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tonight, how he won, why mitt romney lost, and the message voters across america sent last night. we'll have a look at all the trends and results. >>> also tonight, the east coast is taking another hit of extreme weather, and it is going to get worse. it means more trouble for millions of people already hit hard by hurricane sandy. the storm, and the election, nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, while the nation tries to recover from a deep recession, and in a presidential race, we were after all, all told, was as close and as tight as they get. barack obama, the 44th president of the united states was reelected last night. he was somehow able to stitch together a convincing victory, winning just about all of the battleground states that were so heavily fought over in the most expensive race in u.s. history. it was early this morning when the president appeared with his family becoming the third consecutive two-term president we've elected. that has not happened since the time of presidents jefferson, madison, and monroe. president obama won a decisive victory in both the e
tonight, how he won, why mitt romney lost, and the message voters across america sent last night. we'll have a look at all the trends and results. >>> also tonight, the east coast is taking another hit of extreme weather, and it is going to get worse. it means more trouble for millions of people already hit hard by hurricane sandy. the storm, and the election, nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, while the nation tries to recover from a deep recession, and in a...
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. >> reporter: out reach efforts helped president obama beat mitt romney among hispanic voters 3-1 in nevada costing the republicans the white house. >> they think about us almost like a second thought. we need to have the hispanic vote. >> reporter: las vegas businessman, a republican for 40 years says many in his party need to learn to reach out too and to soften their stance on immigration such as on programs to give illegal immigrants permission to work if they were brought to the u.s. as children. right now it stands do you believe that there are enough republicans who really believe in compromising -- >> i believe it. >> reporter: you believe it right now? >> right. if i don't believe it then i won't be able to be a republican. >> reporter: in florida, colorado and nevada the percentage of the electorate that is hispanic has increased 1 percentage point or more in the last four years. by 2016 at least 2 million more latinos will be yebl vote to. the obama campaign went out of its way to reach hispanics. airing ads like these. it's that sensitivity that mario said was missing fro
. >> reporter: out reach efforts helped president obama beat mitt romney among hispanic voters 3-1 in nevada costing the republicans the white house. >> they think about us almost like a second thought. we need to have the hispanic vote. >> reporter: las vegas businessman, a republican for 40 years says many in his party need to learn to reach out too and to soften their stance on immigration such as on programs to give illegal immigrants permission to work if they were...
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mitt romney got nearly 6 out of 10 white voters. most people thought that the obama campaign was being wildly optimistic that they could get the minority turnout to 28% of the vote but they did just what they said. >> bill: they got it to 28%. is that what it was in 2008? >> no, it was 26%. >> bill: they actually under their quo tent. >> under their quotient. not just the latino voters which you mentioned in the talking points memo but also they got young people to the polls. >> bill: youngsters didn't go for obama the way they did in 2008. he didn't get as many -- >> -- the story here is they did show up in bigger numbers and seniors did not. seniors were much more favorable towards mitt romney. basically the obama campaign knew who they had to get to the polls and they got them out. >> bill: did that surprise you, doctor? >> yes, it did. look, everybody said before the election and on election day ohio, ohio, ohio. well, now that the election is over, what we ought to be saying is demographics, demographics, demographics because t
mitt romney got nearly 6 out of 10 white voters. most people thought that the obama campaign was being wildly optimistic that they could get the minority turnout to 28% of the vote but they did just what they said. >> bill: they got it to 28%. is that what it was in 2008? >> no, it was 26%. >> bill: they actually under their quo tent. >> under their quotient. not just the latino voters which you mentioned in the talking points memo but also they got young people to the...
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mitt romney actually won white voters by the biggest margin of any candidate since ronald reagan in 1984. but they are a shrinking portion of the vote. the obama coalition's growing by leaps and bounds. latinos, for the first time, are now 10% of the electorate. obama won their big time. more than twice as many unmarried women backed obama over romney, also a growing sector of the vote. and the president once again got huge support from young people. so, how will republicans react? >> hey, any of you guys in there want to come sit in my chair today? anybody? >> reporter: a shell-shocked rush limbaugh offered one option. contempt for obama supporters. >> they think that the only way they're going to have a chance for anything is if somebody comes along and takes from somebody else and gives it to them. sanda claus. and it's hard to beat santa claus. >> reporter: that old slander that americans who support obama are all somehow moochers and takers, it's become bedrock belief for more republicans. mitt romney echoed it. >> 47% who are with them dependent upon government, they believe they a
mitt romney actually won white voters by the biggest margin of any candidate since ronald reagan in 1984. but they are a shrinking portion of the vote. the obama coalition's growing by leaps and bounds. latinos, for the first time, are now 10% of the electorate. obama won their big time. more than twice as many unmarried women backed obama over romney, also a growing sector of the vote. and the president once again got huge support from young people. so, how will republicans react? >>...
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. >> mitt romney won more votes from white men, conservatives and older voters. some say the republican party needs to broaden their base and apeal to more -- appeal more people. >>> a flurry of tweets and the president set a new record. the election triggered 31 million tweets. president obama's tweet that read 4 more years was retweeted 700,000 times. president obama tweeted saying we are all in this together, that is how we campaigned and that is who we are. thank you. >>> supporters of gay marriage is celebrating today. measures legalizing same-sex marriage passed in maine and maryland. the 7th and 8th straits to allow. washington state could follow when all the ballots are counted. it is the first time they won at the polls. >>> two measures legalling marijuana passed in colorado and washington. legalizing marijuana passed in colorado and washington. experts say implementation remains uncertain because the measures directly contradict federal law. >>> measure to legalize medical marijuana dispensary was defeated. 62% voted no. >>> a transportation sales tax
. >> mitt romney won more votes from white men, conservatives and older voters. some say the republican party needs to broaden their base and apeal to more -- appeal more people. >>> a flurry of tweets and the president set a new record. the election triggered 31 million tweets. president obama's tweet that read 4 more years was retweeted 700,000 times. president obama tweeted saying we are all in this together, that is how we campaigned and that is who we are. thank you....
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efforts like this one helped president obama beat mitt romney among hispanic voters by 3-1 in nevada, costing the republicans the white house. >> they think about us like a second thought. like, oh, we need to have hispanics, we may not be able to win. >> reporter: this las vegas businessman, a republican for 40 years, says many his n his party businessman, a republican for 40 years, says many his n his party need to learn to reach out, too, and soften their stance on immigration such as on programs to give illegal immigrants permission to work if they were brought to the u.s. as children. right now as it stands, do you believe there are enough republicans who belief in compromise on immigration? >> well, i want to believe that we believe. >> reporter: do you believe it right now? >> yes, because if i don't believe it i wouldn't be able to be a republican. >> reporter: in florida, colorado, and nevada, the percentage of the electorate that is hispanic has increased one percentage point or more in the last four years. by 2016, at least two million more latinos will be eligible to vote.
efforts like this one helped president obama beat mitt romney among hispanic voters by 3-1 in nevada, costing the republicans the white house. >> they think about us like a second thought. like, oh, we need to have hispanics, we may not be able to win. >> reporter: this las vegas businessman, a republican for 40 years, says many his n his party businessman, a republican for 40 years, says many his n his party need to learn to reach out, too, and soften their stance on immigration...
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additionally, romney attracted only the support of 59 percent of those white voters. young voters were a huge reason for the president's victory in 2008, and they turned out for him again yesterday. president obama taking 60 percent of the under 30 votes to govern romney's 37%. governor romney nerly one the independent vote, which he is expected to win at least according to some polls by double digits. instead, the margin was 49%-45. the governor needed to do much better than a irtual split amongst those who don't identify with either party. in the end, turn out tells the rest of the story. 38 percent of egistered democrats cast a vote. only 32 percent of republicans turned out yesterday. numbers nearly identical to that 2008 election when democratic voters outnumber republicans by 7%. esident obama, as he did after his first election, pledged to work with both political parties and made an appeal to those who voted against him. >> and whether i earned your votend not, i have listened to you. i have learned from new. you have made me a better president. and it your st
additionally, romney attracted only the support of 59 percent of those white voters. young voters were a huge reason for the president's victory in 2008, and they turned out for him again yesterday. president obama taking 60 percent of the under 30 votes to govern romney's 37%. governor romney nerly one the independent vote, which he is expected to win at least according to some polls by double digits. instead, the margin was 49%-45. the governor needed to do much better than a irtual split...
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romney got clobbered 82% obama on latinos. the president carried women 54- 44 and among younger voters obama won 60% to 37. campaign spending was about evening, but romney's social media and internet campaign paled by comparison to the president's. the high point of romney's bid was his first debate performance. >> you've been president four years, said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: exit polls say romney won on jobs and the economy. some say he waited too long to court moderate swing voters with bipartisan rhetoric which some insiders pushed for sooner. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> reporter: for romney that was a high note on which to end it and so which he did. aides say if the president's offer is serious, at the appropriate time romney is willing to talk but for now he's spending time with family. carl cameron, fox news. >> election night coverage continues on www.myfoxdc.com. we've posted
romney got clobbered 82% obama on latinos. the president carried women 54- 44 and among younger voters obama won 60% to 37. campaign spending was about evening, but romney's social media and internet campaign paled by comparison to the president's. the high point of romney's bid was his first debate performance. >> you've been president four years, said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: exit polls say romney won on jobs and the economy. some say he waited too long to court...
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they understood the voter s far better than the romney team did. the romney team stumbled and people are going to be analyzing that and the future of the republican party. what they need to do to be able to win back the majority of american voters four years from now. we're going to be talking about that in class. the republican party. what happened on tuesday night and why it happened. did hurricane sandy contribute to it and also be talking about the change in culture. when you think about four states affirming same sex marriage. you are talking about a different culture we have now than we did 20 years ago. >> and also some criticism about governor kristy and his reaction. i don't know when you think that's fair. your analysis of what did go wrong with the republican party. >> certainly sandy had an impact. exit polls suggested it. there weren't a whole lot of late deciders. what it might have done is reaffirm people's initial decisions to go with president obama. so i wouldn't put sandy in the upper tier but did have an impact in the closing we
they understood the voter s far better than the romney team did. the romney team stumbled and people are going to be analyzing that and the future of the republican party. what they need to do to be able to win back the majority of american voters four years from now. we're going to be talking about that in class. the republican party. what happened on tuesday night and why it happened. did hurricane sandy contribute to it and also be talking about the change in culture. when you think about...
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first, voters. red represents romney, blue represents the president. as you might expect, it is a big concentration of population. if you look along the coast here, the northeast, up in detroit your, the west coast, california, uc president's support. the red, of course, is romney support. take a look at the map of the unemployed. there are some similarities. lots of unemployed in mature areas and centers. california, concentrations of unemployed and also here on the east coast and down into florida. here is what is interesting. republicans made the assumption incorrectly, as it turns out, the voters in states with high unemployment would kick the bums out. obama out of office to try to find somebody who would solve the jobs problem in this country it turns out the opposite happened. take a look at this map. can we go back? thank you. so, if you let one map over the other, they are the same essentially command it is surprising because essentially the republicans that the people would come as i said to of both the bonds out and it did not happen that wa
first, voters. red represents romney, blue represents the president. as you might expect, it is a big concentration of population. if you look along the coast here, the northeast, up in detroit your, the west coast, california, uc president's support. the red, of course, is romney support. take a look at the map of the unemployed. there are some similarities. lots of unemployed in mature areas and centers. california, concentrations of unemployed and also here on the east coast and down into...
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is a tremendous amount of respect for hispanic voters across the country. there are a record number of participating in elected officials at the convention. had a before had they haone large number of representatives participating in the convention, so i think that is something to look for it to. we also know the most important topic on everyone's mind is the economy. hispanic unemployment is up 2 to 3 points higher than the general population. that is unacceptable. hispanics are hard hit by obama's. >> that was mario lopez, president of the hispanic leadership. your response? >> what they are going to have this time around is, as a result of the latino vote, you're going have many more hispanic representatives. republican and democrat. we have three latino senators in the u.s. senate in the country with the victory of ortiz, a republican t partyer in taxes, and marco rubio, the republican in florida and bob menendez, democrat in new jersey. all three are keeping american. and all three are very conservative on foreign policy. some domestic policies, they w
is a tremendous amount of respect for hispanic voters across the country. there are a record number of participating in elected officials at the convention. had a before had they haone large number of representatives participating in the convention, so i think that is something to look for it to. we also know the most important topic on everyone's mind is the economy. hispanic unemployment is up 2 to 3 points higher than the general population. that is unacceptable. hispanics are hard hit by...
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he also was able to brutally define mitt romney and was brilliant in his targeting of the voters he needed to get out. >> so, give me your bottom line on the republicans now. we talked about the soul-searching. what do they do next? >> reporter: soul-searching, perhaps civil war. you have to look at this party right now. they have won the popular vote only once since 1988 in the presidential race. and it was probably best summed by the head of the american conservative union. he said the party is too old, too white and too male. they lost young women, single women by 40 points, hispanics by almost 40 points, blacks by more than 80 points. this is a party that has to create a much bigger test. >> so he's saying it's a wakeup call. thank you so much, george. >>> and, as we said, after the big speeches last night, there was a jolt of reality today. wall street plummeted, a one-day drop that was the worst in nearly a year. the dow down more than 300 points. was it the election? was it worry about grid lock in washington all over again? abc's bianna golodryga has some answers. >> reporter: wall
he also was able to brutally define mitt romney and was brilliant in his targeting of the voters he needed to get out. >> so, give me your bottom line on the republicans now. we talked about the soul-searching. what do they do next? >> reporter: soul-searching, perhaps civil war. you have to look at this party right now. they have won the popular vote only once since 1988 in the presidential race. and it was probably best summed by the head of the american conservative union. he...
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but his willingness to meet with mitt romney and boehner to resolve the situation. but if you heard voters press conference he sounds like he is the same position under no circumstances will taxes ever be raised. gerr he sad the reelection of the president is not a mandate to ise taxes. this is a huge debate. can hey come together? >> i elieve we can seize the futre together. we're not as divided as our politics suggest as cynical as the pundits believe that greater than the sum and we will remain more than a collection of red states and lose states we are the united states of america. gerri: why didn't we hear this four years ago? >> we did. and eight years ago when a bomb gave the speech to the illinois state senators. and insisting i'm higher tax rates boater has agreed to the republicans on the super committee agreed to greater revenues the large benefit to those. gerri: of the high tax reformo ing down rates. >> that is the obvious direction. taxes with people over the year and eery generation we need to clean off the barnacles and done on the bipartisan basis
but his willingness to meet with mitt romney and boehner to resolve the situation. but if you heard voters press conference he sounds like he is the same position under no circumstances will taxes ever be raised. gerr he sad the reelection of the president is not a mandate to ise taxes. this is a huge debate. can hey come together? >> i elieve we can seize the futre together. we're not as divided as our politics suggest as cynical as the pundits believe that greater than the sum and we...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney also called for compromise. >> at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> reporter: voters put president obama back in the white house but they also chose a divided congress, recreating the same recipe for gridlock. democrats are hanging on to the senate where majority leader harry reid says he will work with republicans but won't let them push him around. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> reporter: republicans are keeping control of the house and speaker john boehner is standing his ground. >> you know, the american people this week didn't give us a mandate to simply do the simple thing. they elected us to lead. they gave us a mandate to work together to do the best for our country. >> reporter: both parties will have to compromise by the end of the year to avoid the so- called "fiscal cliff." if they don't, the country faces a rollback of tax cuts as well as big cuts to defen
. >> reporter: mitt romney also called for compromise. >> at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> reporter: voters put president obama back in the white house but they also chose a divided congress, recreating the same recipe for gridlock. democrats are hanging on to the senate where majority leader harry reid says he will work with republicans but won't let them push...
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drove large numbers of voters away from them and on economics which is central to this election, they had a theory that frankly was not popular theory in the country which is that if we go back to tax cuts for the wealthy that would profit everyone. and then for romney himself, there were thing that is he did. the decision in the final week to try and litigate the auto bail out again in ohio had a negative impact. and perhaps beyond ohio. so, you know, in the final analysis, there are a lot of factors here, but in the short-term that was a bad decision. people are looking at what happened and saying that the senate remains with the democrats and the house remains with the republicans. how can we expect the washington machine that many see as being fractured to be re-energized and get stuff done. speaker said let's get some stuff going here. how much of the responsibility lays with him and speaker boehner? >> people want cooperation on both sides. >> the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and the president has put a proposal forward and it is incumbent on the speaker to say what th
drove large numbers of voters away from them and on economics which is central to this election, they had a theory that frankly was not popular theory in the country which is that if we go back to tax cuts for the wealthy that would profit everyone. and then for romney himself, there were thing that is he did. the decision in the final week to try and litigate the auto bail out again in ohio had a negative impact. and perhaps beyond ohio. so, you know, in the final analysis, there are a lot of...
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romney with latino voters. women's vote. disadvantage for the g.o.p. continues. there you see again mr. obama with a commanding advantage over mr. romney. and lastly the youth vote. mitt romney's campaign didn't spend a lot of time courting these constituencies tried on occasions but it wasn't the overall focus of how they did it as opposed to the president's campaign which microtargetted. county by county, neighborhood by neighborhood. street by street and picked up these votes. and as a consequence. in the last time back four years ago republic party moved with the tea party to the right. in the next few weeks and months certainly before the 2014 mid terms the g.o.p. will have to look what kind of course it is going to take. >> shepard: a lot of they will calling for a move further to the right. the president said he might want to meet with governor romney. how is that going over? >> well, last night in the president's victory remarks. he said that he would be happy to sit down and talk with mitt romney and in mitt romney's concession speech he emphasized bipar
romney with latino voters. women's vote. disadvantage for the g.o.p. continues. there you see again mr. obama with a commanding advantage over mr. romney. and lastly the youth vote. mitt romney's campaign didn't spend a lot of time courting these constituencies tried on occasions but it wasn't the overall focus of how they did it as opposed to the president's campaign which microtargetted. county by county, neighborhood by neighborhood. street by street and picked up these votes. and as a...
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twice as many obama voters had to wait in line twice as long as romney voters to vote and get this so 9% of whites had to wait in line 30 minutes or longer. 22% of african-americans and 24% of latinos had to wait in those long lines. don't tell me this wasn't targeted to prevent democrats from voting. >> that's unreal. that's unreal. that's fascinating stuff. >> bill: jacki calling from chicago. what do you say? good morning. >> caller: good morning, good morning. now, i want to understand this. how is it that president obama had 303 electoral votes possibly 327 with florida coming in. he doesn't have a mandate when bush ran, he had a 286 and then he had -- the secretaries of state on both occasions in ohio in order to be able to get the presidency and president obama didn't have to do any of that. how is that a mandate? >> bill: you're absolutely right, jacki. it is a joke! president bush barry won the electoral -- barely won the electoral college. everybody was saying he has a mandate because he won. same thing. president obama won. end of the story. he won the popular vote, the ele
twice as many obama voters had to wait in line twice as long as romney voters to vote and get this so 9% of whites had to wait in line 30 minutes or longer. 22% of african-americans and 24% of latinos had to wait in those long lines. don't tell me this wasn't targeted to prevent democrats from voting. >> that's unreal. that's unreal. that's fascinating stuff. >> bill: jacki calling from chicago. what do you say? good morning. >> caller: good morning, good morning. now, i want...
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he lost white voters by 20 points to mr. romney but won the women's vote and among nonwhites had 80% to romney's 20%. romney couldn't believ believe -- romney gave a gracious speech. >> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader. >> we have fought our way back. we know in our hearts that for the united states of america the best is yet to come. >> obama won ohio, the critical swing state with 18 electoral votes. the state now voted for the winning presidential candidate in the last 13 elections. and no republican won without the state of ohio. >> the president will face the same divide at congress, democrats will retain control of the senate. republicans lost three key senate seats. two independents generally vote with them. there is now a record high number of women serving in the senate. women hold 19 of the seats. the house is staying in republican hands with 233 republicans and 185 democrats. and nancy pelosi's decision as to whether sh
he lost white voters by 20 points to mr. romney but won the women's vote and among nonwhites had 80% to romney's 20%. romney couldn't believ believe -- romney gave a gracious speech. >> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader. >> we have fought our way back. we know in our hearts that for the united states of america the best is yet to come. >> obama won ohio, the critical swing state with...
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so that romney won white voters by 21 which was as high a margin as we have seen since the 1980s but when you are losing a chunk of the electorate, 25 to 28% and that 80/20 range is not sustainable so that is the big thing going on with that. >> what was the first and second thing that you saw or heard that told you that this might not be such a good night? >> florida. but it was so tight and obama was a little bit ahead and he continued to be ahead and when you look at the counties -- >> will the route to 70 without florida? >> florida was not a good sign. so you no end in terms of again, when we look at the swing voters as well as terms of how did they do, when you look at the exit poll data, and dependence max were from it running usually when we are having these discussions independents help determine the election but that didn't happen this time, again because of all these other margins that were going on in the other subgroups. >> one of the things that was going on among the many things in the blogosphere leading up to the election was the role of independents and can either o
so that romney won white voters by 21 which was as high a margin as we have seen since the 1980s but when you are losing a chunk of the electorate, 25 to 28% and that 80/20 range is not sustainable so that is the big thing going on with that. >> what was the first and second thing that you saw or heard that told you that this might not be such a good night? >> florida. but it was so tight and obama was a little bit ahead and he continued to be ahead and when you look at the counties...
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mitt romney did very well with white voters in particular white men, but he lost every other demographic group including hispanics, the fastest growing group in this country. how do you reach out? rush limbaugh said how do we reach out and include more of those people without changing our ideology? what's the answer to that dilemma? >> certainly don't have to change ideology. here's the point, we ought to be for good policy. my old boss ronald reagan used to say at the end of the day good policy's good politics. and good policy in the united states is we are in a global battle for capital and labor. and we need to have what is good economic policy for america on immigration because we do need labor. we not only need ph.d.s in science and technology, we need skilled workers and we need unskilled workers. and we need to have an immigration policy that is good economic policy, and then -- and then the politics will take care of itself. >> you know the finger-pointing has already begun and the posturing has already begun, governor. and there are conservatives in your party saying because of
mitt romney did very well with white voters in particular white men, but he lost every other demographic group including hispanics, the fastest growing group in this country. how do you reach out? rush limbaugh said how do we reach out and include more of those people without changing our ideology? what's the answer to that dilemma? >> certainly don't have to change ideology. here's the point, we ought to be for good policy. my old boss ronald reagan used to say at the end of the day good...
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that total included florida's 29 electoral votes, which were romney won white voters, but their share of the electorate was down slightly from 2008. mr. obama overwhelmingly captured black and latino voters. last night, he sought to appeal to both sides of the political divide. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. with your stories and your struggles, i return to the white house more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do, and the future that lies ahead. ( applause ) >> reporter: as a first step, the president telephoned congressional leaders today to talk about priorities for the rest of the year. he also said he hopes to talk to romney in the days ahead on how to move forward. >> ifill: ray suarez reported for us from obama election headquarters last night. he joins us from chicago now. hi ray. tell us what did the president-elect and the president-- same person, do today? how it he spend his day? >> suarez: he got to spend the night in his own home in chicago. when
that total included florida's 29 electoral votes, which were romney won white voters, but their share of the electorate was down slightly from 2008. mr. obama overwhelmingly captured black and latino voters. last night, he sought to appeal to both sides of the political divide. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. with your stories and your struggles, i return to the white house more determined and...
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now, voters do oppose tax hikes according to these polls and they did trust romney more on keeping taxes down. but interestingly, they trusted obama more in getting unemployment down. and here too mitt romney did not make the economic growth sale. two other quick points. first, romney lost the hispanic point by 40 points. 70-30. devastating. as i have repeatedly said down through the years, if the gop doesn't develop a more compassionate and opportunity-centered immigration policy, it is never going to win another presidential election in my lifetime. and finally, hurricane sandy, a huge october surprise. listen to this. 64% of voters cited it as an important factor with 62% of that vote going to the president. so like everybody, i congratulate president obama, but i'm going to spend the next few years watching him for free market principles of economic freedom. that's what i try to do to protect this great country of ours. moments ago house speaker john boehner re-elected to a 14th term in congress says he will consider tax increases as part of a zeal to tackle the fiscal cliff. to sort
now, voters do oppose tax hikes according to these polls and they did trust romney more on keeping taxes down. but interestingly, they trusted obama more in getting unemployment down. and here too mitt romney did not make the economic growth sale. two other quick points. first, romney lost the hispanic point by 40 points. 70-30. devastating. as i have repeatedly said down through the years, if the gop doesn't develop a more compassionate and opportunity-centered immigration policy, it is never...
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wendy biondi was undecided voter. leaning towards governor romney last time we talked. we got to know her when she attended the second presidential debate. nice to have you with us. colleen come bell was a speechwriter for president george w. bush. she is the author of my sisters same. great to have you all. we haven't talked in a couple weeks. you were undecided when we last talked. how did you end up voting? >> i voted for romney. jenna: what was the main reason behind that decision? >> i think it came down to three things, really. one as i said before, it had to do with his blueprint for the economy. i really don't think obama has any sort of plan for the economy. he had his four years to sort of give us an idea what he is going to do and in my opinion he has failed. two, i am really faith-based person. i'll catholic and, 90% of americans are, you know, rooted in some sort of religion. and i don't think that obama displays any form of faith at all. i think that's important to me. and finally, the whole pro-choice, pro-life thing. i'm a pro-life person. and you know,
wendy biondi was undecided voter. leaning towards governor romney last time we talked. we got to know her when she attended the second presidential debate. nice to have you with us. colleen come bell was a speechwriter for president george w. bush. she is the author of my sisters same. great to have you all. we haven't talked in a couple weeks. you were undecided when we last talked. how did you end up voting? >> i voted for romney. jenna: what was the main reason behind that decision?...
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there will were obama's voters who say it's george bush's fault. >> dana: that hurt. one said 75% of people. tim electorate believed it. believed the 47% and that they would be in a bad position if romney came in and he didn't care about them. better give the latino vote. other things going. women. listen to this. this is the president talking about you voted for action. talk about jobs. eric get your response. >> tonight, you voted for action. not politics as usual. you elected us on your jobs, not ours. in the coming weeks and month months, i'm looking forward to meet channels we can only solve together. >> kimberly: house majority leader. >> we have been the primary line of defense against people that spend too much, taxes too much and borrows too much left unchecked. there is no mandate for raising tax rates. >> kimberly: what do you make of that? >> eric: the speaker should never have done that, what he did. he went and took a victory lap. and it was not the right time. president obama's comments, we can't blame president obama. we knew who he was. for four years
there will were obama's voters who say it's george bush's fault. >> dana: that hurt. one said 75% of people. tim electorate believed it. believed the 47% and that they would be in a bad position if romney came in and he didn't care about them. better give the latino vote. other things going. women. listen to this. this is the president talking about you voted for action. talk about jobs. eric get your response. >> tonight, you voted for action. not politics as usual. you elected us...
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to court hispanic voters. a lot of moderates jumped on the mitt romney bandwagon. theyn't waed to raise him up and see him win. where do these moderates now turn for a leader and a leadership role in their party? >> i think a lot of these folks are looking towards 2016 already. i'll be honest with you. 24 hours later, the body is still twitching a bit, and the phones started ringing about who's next, who are we going to talk about, who's going to be the leader of the party? the first thing you need when you have a problem is first admit you have a problem, as any good 12-step program would say. i think the party is doing the right thing, taking a step back, we got beat, get up and dust ourselves back. try to work with the president when we can, do what's best for the country, and try to move forward together as a party. >> the same could be said. if president obama had lost, would there be a true democratic leader to rise up and fill the shoes of the democratic party? >> i think there would be. nancy pelosi is
to court hispanic voters. a lot of moderates jumped on the mitt romney bandwagon. theyn't waed to raise him up and see him win. where do these moderates now turn for a leader and a leadership role in their party? >> i think a lot of these folks are looking towards 2016 already. i'll be honest with you. 24 hours later, the body is still twitching a bit, and the phones started ringing about who's next, who are we going to talk about, who's going to be the leader of the party? the first...
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the defeat of mitt romney highlighted the party's problems with latino voters and african-americans. joining us to talk about the gop and where it goes from here, conservative radio host lenny mcalister, senior contributor for "politics 365.com," adolfo franco, a spokesman for romney-ryan, and a spanish surrogate speaking team, and matt loo wisconsin, conservative commentator and senior contributor for "the daily call are." good to see you guys. you're all in the house today. lenny, want to start off with you here. there are surveys that show anywhere the percentage of black republicans from 4% to 7% for younger african-americans. explain to members of your own party what do they need to do to attract more african-americans? >> we have to understand the conservative message a lot better than we do. i think we're very good at giving the talking points. we're not very good with giving the nuances to show how the conservative messages, really the essence of the american dream, and how the american dream applies to a diverse america. we have to learn how to show specific examples to afri
the defeat of mitt romney highlighted the party's problems with latino voters and african-americans. joining us to talk about the gop and where it goes from here, conservative radio host lenny mcalister, senior contributor for "politics 365.com," adolfo franco, a spokesman for romney-ryan, and a spanish surrogate speaking team, and matt loo wisconsin, conservative commentator and senior contributor for "the daily call are." good to see you guys. you're all in the house...
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in 9 minutes, mitt romney's last minute decision after losing the election. plus, a tax hike, statewide. the refund some students will get as a result. and at 10:45 the vote yesterday that could set thousands of inmates free. >>> striking workers at raleys, and knob hill supermarkets rallied for support. they've been on the picket line for four days. workers rallied at this nob hill store in alameda. the workers are against proposed cuts to their health benefits, and also the elimination of people pay on sundays. one worker said he's been with the company for 23 years. >> i believe in this company, and i still believe in it. >> reporter: raley's issued a statement saying in part, it is clearly understand that our company must reduce our operating costs so we may become more competitive against non-union competition. >>> caltran passengers on the peninsula faced delays this evening after a commuter train slammed into a car. it happened at pennsylvania avenue, and maple street about 6:00 tonight. caltrain tells us, the driver of that car accidently turned on th
in 9 minutes, mitt romney's last minute decision after losing the election. plus, a tax hike, statewide. the refund some students will get as a result. and at 10:45 the vote yesterday that could set thousands of inmates free. >>> striking workers at raleys, and knob hill supermarkets rallied for support. they've been on the picket line for four days. workers rallied at this nob hill store in alameda. the workers are against proposed cuts to their health benefits, and also the...
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this year mitt romney got 27%. in fact, since '92 the percentage of white voters has decreased from 87% to 72%. while at the same time, the percentage of latino voters has steadily grown from 2% to 10%. joining me nbc latino contributor, who is also a fellow at university of texas. and msnbc contributor goldie taylor, who is managing editor of the goldie taylor project. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> if mitt romney had gotten the same percentage of the latino vote as john mccain, he would be president-elect this morning. victoria, what happened? >> a number of things happened. what happened with the gop is that there wasn't enough outreach to the latino community, and that is based on the lack of ideological and policy similarity. let's start with immigration. we're always talking about immigration. the republican party decided to take a very hard line against immigration early on in the campaign season. we saw from a recent latino decisions poll that the republican party in 2012 had taken the app
this year mitt romney got 27%. in fact, since '92 the percentage of white voters has decreased from 87% to 72%. while at the same time, the percentage of latino voters has steadily grown from 2% to 10%. joining me nbc latino contributor, who is also a fellow at university of texas. and msnbc contributor goldie taylor, who is managing editor of the goldie taylor project. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> if mitt romney had gotten the same percentage of the latino vote...